Decades of efforts to preserve the red-cockaded woodpecker’s habitats have substantially increased the bird’s numbers.

Wildlife conservationists' slow-burn approach means projects can last decades — often longer than their entire careers. But sometimes, these scientists do get to see the mark they leave on the Earth.

The red-cockaded woodpecker could get downgraded from “endangered to “threatened,” but regulators say the change would aid in habitat restoration.

Hurricane Michael damaged and destroyed hundreds of houses in southwest Georgia, but the storm also left some wildlife without a home.